lib/eddy/models/element/id.rb in eddy-0.6.0 vs lib/eddy/models/element/id.rb in eddy-0.7.0

@@ -23,31 +23,39 @@
           self.req = req
           self.ref = ref
           self.value = val
         end
 
-        # @raise [Eddy::Errors::ElementNilValueError] If the element is required and no value has been set.
-        # @return [String]
-        def value()
-          if @val.nil?
-            case self.req
-            when "M"      then raise Eddy::Errors::ElementNilValueError.new(element: self)
-            when "O", "C" then return ""
-            else raise Eddy::Errors::Error, "Invalid req value: #{self.req}"
-            end
-          end
-          return @val
-        end
-
         # @param arg [String]
         # return [void]
         def value=(arg)
-          if arg.nil?
+          if arg == :skip
+            @val = :skip
+            return
+          end
+          if arg.nil?()
             @val = arg
             return
           end
           raise Eddy::Errors::ElementValidationError.new("Value not present in code list: #{arg}", element: self) unless self.code_list().include?(arg)
           @val = arg
+        end
+
+        # @raise [Eddy::Errors::ElementNilValueError] If the element is required and no value has been set.
+        # @return [String]
+        def value()
+          return super()
+        end
+
+        # @return [String]
+        def process_value()
+          return self.class.process_value(@val)
+        end
+
+        # @param val [String] Original value.
+        # @return [String]
+        def self.process_value(val)
+          return val
         end
 
         # @return [Array<String>]
         def code_list()
           raise NotImplementedError, "Each ID element must define its own code_list"